Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus(Shaw, G, 1799)
English (US) Variable Sunbird
The Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Nectariniidae (Spiderhunters and Sunbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Cinnyris venustus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Variable Sunbird
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1799)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cinnyris venustus venustus
- Cinnyris venustus fazoqlensis
- Cinnyris venustus albiventris
- Cinnyris venustus falkensteini
- Cinnyris venustus igneiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia venusta
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1799)
- Type locality
- Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- The naturalist's miscellany 10, no.6 pl.369,text adP
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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